A tour of the new secondary curriculum
There is huge enthusiasm for the opportunities provided by the new secondary curriculum, which will be first taught in schools from September this year. Take QCA's short and informative tour on the national curriculum website.
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Every Child Matters
Personal development is a vital part of the key stage 3 curriculum and art and design has a distinctive contribution to make in this area. The art and design programme of study provides opportunities to plan sequences of work, learning outcomes and teaching approaches that support personal development through the five Every Child Matters outcomes. Read on...
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New Secondary Curriculum Aims
Art and design has a distinctive contribution to make to the aims of the national curriculum - successful learners, confident individualsand responsible citizens. Read on ...
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New Secondary Curriculum
CfBT has worked with ten subject associations (including the NSEAD) to offer subject specific support for the implementation of the new secondary curriculum to all maintained schools in England covering PSHE, citizenship, history, geography, design and technology, languages, art and design, PE, RE and music.To help you prepare for implementing the new curriculum this web site offers subject specific planning tools and a variety of resources.
Resource Library
The Resource Library gives access to videos, case studies, supporting materials and links. These have been developed with the 10 subject associations and schools.
Curriculum Planning Wizard
The Curriculum Planning Wizard, will help you to plan what you are going to do and work strategically with your school’s senior leadership to enhance and develop curriculum planning within your school. The Curriculum Planning Wizard takes you, step by step, through a series of activities and questions that will help you to think about the three planning questions in relation to your subject area.
What are we trying to achieve?
How can we organise our learning?
How well are we achieving our aims?
Please follow the link above to access the Website and utilise the tools available to you.
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Personal, learning and thinking skills
The development of personal, learning and thinking skills (PLTS) is an essential part of meeting the curriculum aims. PLTS have considerable impact on young people's ability to enter work and adult life as confident and capable individuals who can make a positive contribution. For art and design's contribution read on...
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Programme of Study for Art & Design
The statutory programme of study for art and design at key stage 3 including the importance statement, key concepts and processes, range and content, curriculum opportunities and attainment targets
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QCA - Case Studies
These case studies illustrate how different schools have interpreted the curriculum within the context of their own setting and to meet the needs of their learners. They show learners and teachers trying out ideas and sharing their experiences and insights. All the schools involved organised their own learning activities and undertook appropriate checks to meet health and safety requirements.
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QCA - The Big Picture
Hear Mick Waters, Director of Curriculum at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority talk about the vision - The Big Picture - for the new secondary curriculum.
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'The Big Picture'
The Big Picture of the new secondary curriculum in diagrammatic form.
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The new secondary curriculum for England
A new secondary curriculum is being introduced in England that will enable schools to help all their learners meet the challenges of life in our fast-changing world.
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